Reds at the blackboard : communism, civil rights, and the New York City Teachers Union /

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Reds at the Blackboard recounts the rise of a unique type of unionism in the early twentieth century that would later dominate the organizational efforts behind civil rights, academic freedom, and the empowerment of blacks and Latinos across the United States. Through its affiliation with the Americ...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Taylor, Clarence
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Teachers' Union of the City of New York > History > 20th century.
Teachers' Union of the City of New York
1900-1999
Teachers' unions > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Teachers > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Teachers > Political activity > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Communism and education > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Civil rights > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Enseignants > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Enseignants > Activité politique > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Communisme et éducation > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Civil rights
Communism and education
Teachers
Teachers > Political activity
Teachers' unions
New York (State) > New York
Electronic book.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part One
  • 1. The War Within: Battling for the Soul of the Union
  • 2. Communist Front? The TU During the Popular Front Era
  • 3. The Fight Over Revocation
  • 4. To Be a Good American: The New York City Teachers Union and the Issue of Race During the Second World War
  • Part Two
  • 5. The Opening Salvo: Louis Jaffe, Taft-Hartley, and Minnie Gutride
  • 6. The First Wave of Suspensions and Dismissals
  • 7. Banning Subversives
  • 8. Anti-Semitism: Rhetoric and Perception
  • 9. Undercover Agents, Informers, and Cooperating Witnesses
  • Part Three
  • 10. Crusading for Civil Rights
  • 11. Women and the Teachers Union
  • 12. The Triumph of the United Federation of Teachers and the Demise of Social Unionism
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index.

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